Object number
58/47
Description
Face piece would hang from the bridle between the blinkers. Consisting of a leather strap with a round disc and two brasses.
Horse brasses were fastened to various parts of the horse’s harness, and a horse could wear up to three hundred at a time. The face piece would hang from the bridle between the blinkers. This face piece consists of a leather strap with a round disc and two brasses. The upper brass is circular, with a cut out centre containing a flower, and a ring of cut out crescent moons around the outside. The lower brass is also circular, with a cut out centre containing a heart, and two rings of cut out circles around the outside.
Physical description
1 horse brass: metal
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